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Andreas Pinkwart, Minister North Rhine-Westphalia
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Why is it so important for young scientists to dream of excellence? The reason is that we are counting on them to solve the big questions facing mankind.
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Annette Schavan, Federal Minister for Education and Research
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The Lindau Meetings transcend the boundaries between
cultures, disciplines and generations and encourage networks of scientific excellence.
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Dimitri V. Nanopoulos, Texas A&M University
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The Lindau Meetings are extremely important to pass the torch, and excite the next generation of scientists , and we should all help to be always first class and to keep the impact on our youth intact.
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Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker, International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO)
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Thanks are due to the Council and the Foundation for calling attention to the special significance of this undertaking to Europe as a seat of research, and naturally to Germany as well.
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H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
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I am glad to learn that this meeting will cover the issue of science education and the responsibility of scientists on sustainable development of our world, which I think are very important in the age of globalization.
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Henning Kagermann, SAP AG
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Lindau is taking the best path to becoming a globally-orientated conference for young scientists of tomorrow, thus enhancing Germany's image as a nation of innovation.
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Horst Köhler, Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany
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In this form, this Nobel Laureate Meeting is unusual and a stroke of good fortune, not just for the participants from all over the world, but also for Germany as a seat of science.
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Johannes Rau, Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany
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The Lindau Meetings are a forum for encounters and international communication, and in this form are probably unique in the world.
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José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission
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From modest beginnings, we see the Lindau dialogues of today. A truly global event here in Germany in Europe. A contribution by Europe to global understanding, to educate, connect and inspire.
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Josef Ackermann, Deutsche Bank AG
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Here, young researchers and students have the unique opportunity to meet their role models in science, literally speaking, "up close", and through the resulting dialogue to gain the encouragement, inspiration and motivation to continue their carrers in science.
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Otmar Hasler, Former Head of Government of Liechtenstein
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This annual Meeting of Nobel Prize Winners in Lindau and Mainau is a highlight scientific and academic event for the Lake Constance region.
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Roland Hirsch, US Department of Energy
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I know of no other meeting in the world where leading scientists spend so much time to interact with students. There are many conferences organized around science, but this one organizes science around interaction.
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Shri Kapil Sibal, Indian Minister for Human Resource Development
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While it may not be apparent what such interactions yield in the short term, each interaction has the potential of lighting a match to a candle, of igniting young minds in ways that can change the face of the earth.
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Stefan Mappus, Minister President
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This annual Meeting of Nobel Prize Winners is an incredible possibility for young researchers to get up close with highly distinguished scientists and to recognize Baden-Württemberg as one of the leading regions in innovation and development.
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Thomas Goppel, Former Bavarian State Minister
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For the Free State of Bavaria, this meeting is a beacon of science shining brightly over the entire Lake Constance region and far beyond.
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Willi Stächele, Minister Baden-Würrtemberg
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Where else would be the right location for a significant international meeting of renowned scientists, if not in a region such as this?
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